Decalepis salicifolia

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Decalepis salicifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Decalepis
Species:
D. salicifolia
Binomial name
Decalepis salicifolia
(Bedd. ex Hook.f.) Bruyns [1]

Decalesis salicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Laccadive Islands and south-west India. [1]

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G. salicifolia may refer to:

H. salicifolia may refer to:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Decalesis salicifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-01-04